22 Product Management jobs in Clevedon, North Somerset

We are currently looking for a Technical Manager to join our friendly team based at the laboratory at Tarmac Stancombe Quarry near Bristol. This vital key role will manage the technical team and day to day laboratory operations , also having effective liaison and team working with the area operational and commercial teams. Will need to develop and coach the technical team within their areas of responsibility, ensuring effective unit and product quality control is maintained in accordance with Health and Safety and technical specification requirements. This role is accessible from Bristol, Newport, Chepstow, Forest of Dean, Gloucester Weston Super Mare, Bridgwater and Bath, and the surrounding areas. Here at Tarmac, we are working hard to create a dynamic and inclusive environment and it's important that our people come from a variety of different backgrounds. Role Responsibility Reporting directly to the Senior Technical Manager, the role of Technical Manager will be responsible for managing the Senior technicians and the wider technical team, ensuring sampling and testing requirements are fully met and the 5 laboratories operate safely and efficiently, as well as the ability to stand in for the Senior Technical Manager as necessary. The role of Technical Manager will also be responsible for:

• Managing, developing and coaching the technical team and ensuring a high health and safety standard and culture is in place
• Provision of full and effective testing processes in accordance with standards and accreditation
• Identification of quality issues and the instigation of corrective action
• Effective technical team organisation, ensuring all business requirements are fulfilled
• Optimising products (cost and performance) as well as management of trial mixes, BOMS and SAP material files
• Working with operational teams to deliver solutions to slow moving stock and mineral related product issues
• Monitoring and assisting operations to meet the compliance and consistency criteria to ensure products conform
• Ensuring technical operational systems are adhered to in accordance with quality control procedures and SOX compliance
• Investigations of complaints, making recommendation for improvements and identifying root causes
• External commercial team support to key customers
• Technical Dashboard accountability
• Technical expertise support to the internal sales department
• Performance management of the team including appraisals and PDPs
• Ensuring effective liaison and team working with the area operational and commercial teams
  
  Are you a Technical Manager or Technical Supervisor? Is your experience gained within a manufacturing / industrial site? Do you enjoy optimising both cost and performance whilst keeping health and safety as your number one priority? If so, this may be the role for you.
At Tarmac, 'who you are' matters. We want to get to know you. If you share our values and are proud of a job well done, collaborative in working well with others and ambitious to make things better, then have a read of what we have on offer., The ideal candidate for the role of Technical Manager will have laboratory experience gained within the construction sector and will possesses knowledge of aggregate and asphalt testing and production. As well as strong knowledge of production processes and techniques, an understanding of geology and experience with hard rock quarries would be preferred. Suitable candidates for the role of Technical Manager will possess:
• Experience effectively managing a team including coaching and team development
• Passion to drive results
• Strong knowledge of legislation, test methods and material standards and specifications
• Good customer awareness and the ability to instil trust
• Knowledge of added value products and production process requirements
• Aptitude for problem solving and optimising work
• Ability to positively influence, persuade others and value differences
• Ability to communicate effectively
• Proven planning and organising ability
• Resilience and the ability to successfully manage conflict
• Formal Health & Safety Qualification preferred
  
  In addition to this role we also offer an extensive range of career development opportunities and industry-leading rewards, incentives and benefits including:
• Bonus scheme
• Enhanced holiday entitlement
• Contributory pension scheme
• Access to the Tarmac Reward website with discounts on retailers, holidays, etc.
• Access to our Employee Assistance helpline for free and confidential advice
• Access to join our Employee Communities (employee networks) we currently have nine communities inc. (REACH) Religious, Ethnic, Cultural Heritage, LGBTQ+, Parents & carers, Ability, Wellbeing, Female voice and menopause
• Training and development opportunities